Duck Boats in the Bay
09/07/2019 Discover the rich history of Washburn Island that includes indigenous people, the US Military, and now the Waquoit Bay Research Reserve. Explore changes in land use and learn about [...]
Can Oysters Help Restore the Bay
09/06/2019 Visit our aquaculture research site along the shore and discover how people are farming the sea to produce local food and why scientists are are exploring ways that shellfish [...]
Osprey Watch
09/02/2019 Enjoy close-up viewing of osprey and their nests and find out why these amazing birds have rebounded after years of decline. Discover where these seasonal residents go in the [...]
Intertidal salt marshes as an important source of inorganic carbon to the coastal ocean
Project Title: Intertidal salt marshes as an important source of inorganic carbon to the coastal ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(5), 1916-1931. Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Wang, Z. A., Kroeger, K. [...]
Genotype environment associations support a mosaic hybrid zone between two tidal marsh birds
Project Title: Genotype environment associations support a mosaic hybrid zone between two tidal marsh birds. Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Walsh, J., Rowe, R. J., Olsen, B. J., Shriver, W. G., [...]
Eutrophication of Cape Cod estuaries: Effect of decadal changes in global-driven atmospheric and local-scale wastewater nutrient loads
Project Title: Eutrophication of Cape Cod estuaries: Effect of decadal changes in global-driven atmospheric and local-scale wastewater nutrient loads. Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Valiela, I., Owens, C., Elmstrom, E., & [...]
Precision Monitoring of Water Level in a Salt Marsh with Low Cost Tilt Loggers
Title: Precision Monitoring of Water Level in a Salt Marsh with Low Cost Tilt Loggers. Date: 4/2016 Authors: Sheremet, V. A., & Mora, J. W. (2016). Affiliation: NOAA Northeast Fisheries [...]
Contemporary Methods for Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Coastal Areas
Project Title: Contemporary Methods for Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Coastal Areas Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Ray, R. L., & Dogan, A. Affiliations: Summary: In Emerging Issues in Groundwater Resources [...]
Assessing tidal marsh resilience to sea-level rise at broad geographic scales with multi-metric indices
Project Title: Assessing tidal marsh resilience to sea-level rise at broad geographic scales with multi-metric indices Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Raposa, K. B., et al. (2016). Affiliation: Kenneth B. Raposa [...]
Biogeography of dinoflagellate cysts in northwest Atlantic estuaries
Project Title: Biogeography of dinoflagellate cysts in northwest Atlantic estuaries Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Price, A. M., Pospelova, V., Coffin, M. R., Latimer, J. S., & Chmura, G. L. (2016). [...]
Sediment Nitrogen Fixation: a Call for Re-evaluating Coastal N Budgets
Project Title: Sediment Nitrogen Fixation: a Call for Re-evaluating Coastal N Budgets Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Newell, S. E., McCarthy, M. J., Gardner, W. S., & Fulweiler, R. W. Affiliation: [...]
Molecular evidence for sediment nitrogen fixation in a temperate New England estuary
Project Title: Molecular evidence for sediment nitrogen fixation in a temperate New England estuary Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Newell, S. E., Pritchard, K. R., Foster, S. Q., & Fulweiler, R. [...]
Carbon dioxide fluxes reflect plant zonation and below ground biomass in a coastal marsh
Project Title: Carbon dioxide fluxes reflect plant zonation and below ground biomass in a coastal marsh Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Moseman‐Valtierra, S., Abdul‐Aziz, O. I., Tang, J., Ishtiaq, K. S., [...]
Continuous measurements of dissolved Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe ratios with a field-deployable gas equilibration mass spectrometer
Project Title: Continuous measurements of dissolved Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe ratios with a field-deployable gas equilibration mass spectrometer Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Manning, C.C., Stanley, R.H., & Lott III, [...]
Sediment dynamics and hydrographic conditions during storm passage, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts
Project Title: Sediment dynamics and hydrographic conditions during storm passage, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Maio, C.V., Donnelly, J.P., Sullivan, R., Madsen, S.M., Weidman, C.R., Gontz, A.M., & [...]
Sediment nitrous oxide fluxes are dominated by uptake in a temperate estuary
Project Title: Sediment nitrous oxide fluxes are dominated by uptake in a temperate estuary Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Foster, S.Q., & Fulweiler, R.W. Summary: Coastal marine ecosystems are generally considered [...]
Direct and indirect trophic effects of predator depletion on basal trophic levels
Project Title: Direct and indirect trophic effects of predator depletion on basal trophic levels Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Chen, H., Hagerty, S., Crotty, S.M., & Bertness, M.D. Abstract: Human population [...]
Evaluation of laser-based spectrometers for greenhouse gas flux measurements in coastal marshes
Project Title: Evaluation of laser-based spectrometers for greenhouse gas flux measurements in coastal marshes Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Brannon, E. Q., Moseman-Valtierra, S. M., Rella, C.W., Martin, R.M., Chen, X. [...]
Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise on the Depth to Saturated Sediments of the Sagamore and Monomoy Flow Lenses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Project Title: Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise on the Depth to Saturated Sediments of the Sagamore and Monomoy Flow Lenses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Bay, C.C. [...]
Spartina alterniflora Biomass Allocation and Temperature: Implications for Salt Marsh Persistence with Sea-Level Rise
Project Title: Spartina alterniflora Biomass Allocation and Temperature: Implications for Salt Marsh Persistence with Sea-Level Rise Date: 2017 Principal Investigator(s): Crosby, S.C., Angermeyer, A., Adler, J.M., Bertness, M. D., Deegan, [...]
Decoupled distance–decay patterns between dsrA and 16S rRNA genes among salt marsh sulfate‐reducing bacteria
Project Title: Decoupled distance–decay patterns between dsrA and 16S rRNA genes among salt marsh sulfate‐reducing bacteria Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Angermeyer, A., Crosby, S.C., & Huber, J.A. Summary: In many [...]
Indirect human impacts turn off reciprocal feedbacks and decrease ecosystem resilience
Project Title: Indirect human impacts turn off reciprocal feedbacks and decrease ecosystem resilience Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Bertness, M.D., Brisson, C.P., & Crotty, S.M. Summary: Creek bank salt marsh die-off [...]
Credit for Going Green: Meeting Water Quality Standards with Buffers
June 27, 2019
The capacity of buffers to protect water quality is widely acknowledged in scientific literature. However, until now there has not been a way to quantify the ability of constructed or restored buffers to reduce pollution, or for some New England communities to receive credit for their use under MS4 permits...Learn more
What Can Tea Bags in Salt Marshes Tell Us about Climate Change?
Jim Tang, Associate Scientist, the Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Laboratory > Download Presentation PDF
Coastal Resiliency and the Real Estate Industry
January 23, 2019, March 26, 2019, May 3, 2019
Workshop for Cape Cod Realtors: Stories of devastating storms causing widespread damage in coastal communities have dominated the news in recent times. These costly events have affected people, property, livelihoods, as well as the psychology of those who live and work in coastal communities....Learn more
All About Trees
Russell will focus on trees including assessing your yard for hazards and tree health assessments; how to handle tree damage and find professionals to do tree and other work beyond [...]
Sex change in sequentially hermaphroditic slipper limpets
Project Title: Sex change in sequentially hermaphroditic slipper limpets Lead Investigator: Maryna Lesoway Affiliation: MBL Whitman Fellow, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana (home institution) Funding Source(s): MBL Whitman Fellowship, [...]
Response of the plankton community to changes in anthropogenic nutrients
Lead Investigator: Dr. Nicole Millette Affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding Source: Woods Hole Sea Grant High inputs of nutrients, specifically nitrogen, is one of the major issues impacting Waquoit [...]
Resilient Shores: Green Solutions
April 12, 2018
This workshop provided a deeper understanding of what living shorelines are, how and where they are being used, and lessons learned from their real world application....Learn more
Thin-layer sediment placement: evaluating an adaptation strategy to enhance coastal marsh resilience across the NERRS
Project Title: Thin-layer sediment placement: evaluating an adaptation strategy to enhance coastal marsh resilience across the NERRS Lead Investigator: Dr. Kenny Raposa, Research Coordinator, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Reserve WBNERR [...]
Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience
March 28 & 30, 2017
Green Infrastructure incorporates the natural environment and constructed systems that mimic natural processes in an integrated network that benefits nature and people....Learn more
Monitoring wind waves in Nantucket Sound off South Cape Beach
Project Title: Monitoring wind waves in Nantucket Sound off South Cape Beach Date: 2016 Principals: Maxim Sheremet (Sturgis Charter Public School), Chris Weidman (retired, WBNERR) Presentation/Poster: Natural History Conference 2016 [...]
Tracking bird and bat movements using nanotag transmitters and VHF arrays
Lead Investigator: Pam Loring (University of Massachusetts – Amherst) Funding Source(s): Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, National Science Foundation
Remotely Determining Tidal Currents and Volumetric Discharge
Erika D. Johnson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding Source(s): Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Effects of estuarine acidification on bivalve settlement
Lauren Mullineaux, Dan McCorkle and Bill Martin (WHOI) Funding Source(s): WHOI Coastal Ocean Institute
CO2 Flux Sensor System
Anna Michel, Zoe Sandwith (WHOI) Funding Source(s): WHOI
Quantifying the biogenic silica content of primary producers in Waquoit Bay
Lead Investigator: Robinson W. “Wally” Fulweiler, Sarah Foster, PhD student, Mollie Yacano, undergraduate researcher Affiliation: Boston University, Earth and Environment Department Funding Source(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Boston University
Flux measurements using the eddy covariance technique
Matthew Long, WHOI Funding Source(s): WHOI
Investigating Salt Marshes as a source of Alkalinity and Low pH, High CO2 water to the Ocean
Project Title: Investigating Salt Marshes as a source of Alkalinity and Low pH, High CO2 water to the Ocean Principal Investigators: Kevin Kroeger, Meagan Gonneea, U.S. Geological Survey: Woods Hole [...]
Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition effects on water and vegetation quality in Waquoit Bay
2016 Ivan Valiela/ Elizabeth Elmstrom Marine Biological Laboratory- The Ecosystems Center Funding Source(s): WHOI Sea Grant
Examining decapod community composition and species interactions in salt marshes across New England
2016 Harriet Booth, Patrick Barrett, Meredith Burke, Dr. David Kimbro Northeastern University Funding Source(s): Northeastern University
Distinguishing denitrifying organisms across gradients
2016 Robinson W. Fulweiler(Boston University); Teri O’Meara (University of Auckland) Funding Source(s): Boston University, University of Auckland
Tea bag decomposition experiment
Principal Investigators: Dr. Faming Wang, Dr. Jianwu (Jim) Tang, Marine Biological Laboratory We use commercially available tea bags as standardized test kits to gather data on salt marsh decomposition rates. This [...]
Building Stronger and Safer in the Coastal Zone
June 1, 2016
Learn about best practices for reducing storm damage, key state regulations and available guidance and tools....Learn more
Sea Level Rise, Storms and Cape Cod Part 2
March 19, 2015
Engaging the Community in Planning: Learning from Florida and New England Examples...Learn more
Sea Level Rise, Storms and Cape Cod Part 1
March 12, 2015
Developing Decision-Support Tools to Meet Local Needs: Learning from New Jersey and the Sandy Experience...Learn more
A Healthy Nantucket Sound-Why it Matters to the Cape and Islands
June 25, 2014
Results of monitoring programs for water quality, fisheries and contaminants of emerging concern....Learn more
Endangered shorebird migratory and flight tracking – testing improved radio telemetry techniques
PI: Darrell Oakley, ESS Group, Inc. Matt Robertson, ESS Group, Inc.
In-situ ecosystem metabolism measured by eddy correlation
PI: Matthew Long, WHOI Funding: WHOI
